The Roads and Transport Committee of Parliament is calling for the urgent demolishing of buildings along the Aburi hills as a solution to recurring landslides.

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This development is as a result of a landslide which induced flooding, displacing about 559 residents after four hours of rain on Monday.

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Read: Buildings on Aburi mountain must be demolished MP

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The affected victims were temporarily sheltered.

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Speaking on Accra based Starr FM, the chairman of the committee, Samuel Ayeh-Paye said the solution to the problem is to stop human activities on top of the hills.

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He added that the landslides was due to the pressure being mounted on the hill by buildings.

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Read: Poor drainage responsible for Aburi landslide NADMO

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Mr Ayeh-Paye, who is the MP for Ayensuano Constituency, in the Eastern Region, said the situation is a waiting national disaster and urged various stakeholders including the National Security, local authorities, central government, chiefs and all Ghanaians to be concerned.

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Mr. Ayeh-Paye also added that building retaining walls will not help if the structures on the hills are not demolished.

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Similarly, the Director of Operations for NADMO, Emmanuel Adu Ansah also attributed the landslide to a bad fence wall of a house located on the hills.

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Source: Graphic.com.gh

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